Arctis Tor

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"Mab’s stronghold was a fortress of black ice, an enormous, shadowy cube sitting high up the slope of the highest mountain in sight. A single, elegant spire rose above the rest of the structure. Flickers of green and amethyst energy played within the ice of the walls. I couldn’t make a good guess at how big the thing was. The walls and battlements were lined with inverted icicles. They made me think of the fanged jaws of a hungry predator."[1]

In Small Favor, Mab says that she and the ArchangelUriel had a common enemy that day, that there was one among the Fallen who had to answer for the Hellfire attack on Arctis Tor. Harry remembers the silvery hand and infers that Mab means Black Council and Thorned Namshiel.[3]

In Cold Days, Arctis Tor is shown as comprising a labyrinth of corridors. When Cat Sith guides Harry Dresden, he leads him in a labyrinth of corridors made of green- and blue-hued crystalline ice,[4] using, when needed, phosphorescent paw prints to mark the way. The hall where Harry's birthday was celebrated is a recreation of his Harry Dresden's apartment, in a scale of 1 to 8.